Publication
Imprint: New York; Mahwah, New Jersey : Paulist Press, c1988. Context: Originally circulated 14th century, England. Series: Classics of Western Spirituality. Responsibility: Anonymous English Mystic of the Fourteenth Century, Translated to Modern English by James A. Walsh, S.J.; preface by George A. Maloney, S.J., cover by Frank Sabatte. OCLC Number: 17872843. Physical: Text : 1 volume : ix, 325 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes appendix, bibliography, index.
Call number
GT-C-C / Anony
ISBN
0809104040 / 9780809104048
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: 14th century manual is a classic of Christian mysticism on prayer and awakening through unknowing. -j
Table of Contents: The pursuit of wisdom --
Denis's Hidden theology --
The discernment of spirits --
The assessment of inward stirrings --
A letter on prayer --
A letter of private direction [elsewhere published as "The Book of Privy Counseling"]
Appendix: introduction to an English Carthusian manuscript
Location: COLLECTION: Teachings & Practices -- AREA: Great Traditions -- SECTION: Christianity - Roman Catholic / Filing name: Anonymous English Mystic of the Fourteenth Century
Topics: In TinyCat -- See "Tags" above for our libraries topic areas. See "Subjects" below for LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) (note you can tour our library via Tags or LCSH, but LCHS are not available for all items in our holdings).
FY1998 /
Table of Contents: The pursuit of wisdom --
Denis's Hidden theology --
The discernment of spirits --
The assessment of inward stirrings --
A letter on prayer --
A letter of private direction [elsewhere published as "The Book of Privy Counseling"]
Appendix: introduction to an English Carthusian manuscript
Location: COLLECTION: Teachings & Practices -- AREA: Great Traditions -- SECTION: Christianity - Roman Catholic / Filing name: Anonymous English Mystic of the Fourteenth Century
Topics: In TinyCat -- See "Tags" above for our libraries topic areas. See "Subjects" below for LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) (note you can tour our library via Tags or LCSH, but LCHS are not available for all items in our holdings).
FY1998 /
Physical description
ix, 325 p.; 23 cm
Description
Included here are modern English translations of The Pursuit of Wisdom and five other essays by the unknown 14th-century mystic who wrote The Cloud of Unknowing.
Language
Original language
English (Middle)